What is Joachim Löw's Net Worth and Salary?
Joachim Löw is a German former football coach and player who has a net worth of $30 million. Joachim Löw's career spanned from 1978 to 2021. Notably, he coached the German national football team for 15 years, during which time he led the country to the 2014 FIFA World Cup title and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup title. Löw finished his career with the most wins of any head coach of the German national football team, with 124. During his time coaching the German national team, Joachim earned a salary equal to $5 million USD.
Early Life
Joachim Löw was born on February 3, 1960 in Schönau im Schwarzwald, West Germany. Roman Catholic, he was an altar boy during his childhood.
Playing Career
Löw began his professional football career playing with the 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg from 1978 to 1980. He subsequently joined the Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, but only played four matches before he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt for the 1981-82 season. Löw then returned to SC Freiburg, playing with the club from 1982 to 1984. Following a stint with Karlsruher SC in the 1984-85 season, he returned again to SC Freiburg, this time remaining with the club until 1989. Löw finished his playing career in Switzerland, playing for FC Schaffhausen from 1989 to 1992, FC Winterthur from 1992 to 1994, and finally FC Frauenfeld from 1994 to 1995.
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Club Coaching
While still playing with FC Winterthur, Löw served as a coach for the club's youth division. He was then a player-coach for FC Frauenfeld. In the 1995-96 season, after he retired as a player, Löw served as an assistant coach for his former team VfB Stuttgart. He was subsequently promoted to head coach of the club, a position he held through the spring of 1998. After that, Löw spent one season coaching the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He followed that with a one-year stint as coach of his former team Karlsruher SC from 1999 to 2000. After being sacked from the club, which was in last place at the time, Löw returned to Turkey and coached Adanaspor from 2000 to 2001. He then went to Austria, where he coached Tirol Innsbruck from 2001 to 2002 and Austria Wien from 2003 to 2004. Löw led the former team to the 2001-02 Austrian Bundesliga title, and the latter team to the 2003 Austrian Supercup.
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German National Team
In 2004, Löw joined the German national football team as an assistant coach under Jürgen Klinsmann. The two helped guide the team to third place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Shortly after that, Löw became the new head coach of the German team. He started his tenure auspiciously, leading Germany to five consecutive wins. In Euro 2008, Löw led Germany to the final, where they lost to Spain. The team went on to finish in third in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Löw and the German team saw their best results in the next FIFA World Cup, in 2014. In the semifinal against hosts Brazil, the team won with a huge 7-1 score, and in the final against Argentina, the team won in the 112th minute in extra time. It was Germany's fourth-ever World Cup title. For 2014, Löw was named FIFA World Coach of the Year.
During the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Löw recorded a milestone: his 100th win as head coach of the German national team. Germany went on to defeat Mexico in the semifinal and Chile in the final, giving the country its first FIFA Confederations Cup title. The team didn't do so well in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, being eliminated in the first round of the tournament for the first time since 1938. Löw and Germany saw their misfortunes continue in the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, losing 0-6 to Spain in the final group match; it was Germany's worst defeat since 1931. In Euro 2020, Germany was eliminated in the round of 16 by England. Following that defeat, Löw resigned as head coach of the German national team. He finished his 15-year tenure with the most wins of any head coach of the German national football team, with 124.
Personal Life
In 1986, Löw married his longtime girlfriend Daniela. They do not have any children.
